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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
James Tapper

Blind woman denied benefits because she attended DWP interview with help of mother

Charlotte Easton outside her house
Charlotte Easton applied for the Employment and Support Allowance as she cannot leave her home without help. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer

A blind woman with complex disabilities was refused benefits because she managed to travel to the interview with her mother’s help, she has told The Observer.

Charlotte Easton was assessed for another benefits claim in a phone call, and the Department for Work and Pensions then gave its decision by sending her a printed letter that she could not read.

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